Persian gum

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of sarcocolla, the gum resin of the milkvetches Astragalus sarcocolla and/or A. fasciculifolius. uncountable
    — One contemporary description of Greek fire gives its formula as follows: "Take quick sulphur, dregs of wine, Persian gum, baked salt, pitch, petroleum, and common oil. Boil these together. Then whatever is placed therein and lighted, whether wood or iron, cannot be extinguished except with vinegar or sand."
  2. The gum resin of the wild almonds Prunus scoparia and/or P. lycioides. uncountable
    — The author attempted to name it Persian gum, representing its origin the Persia or Iran, as the competitor of the very well-known "gum Arabic", the exudate of acacia trees...
  3. Any of the plants producing such resins. countable

词形变化

Persian gums plural

词源

From their origin in Iran. In reference to P. scoparia, specifically after the model of gum arabic.
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